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	\| name = The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record		\| name = The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record
	\| image = The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record 1539.jpg		\| image = The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record 1539.jpg
	\| author = [[Derek Victor Ager]]		\| author = [[Derek Victor Ager]]
	\| published = 1993		\| language = English
			\| subject = Geology, stratigraphy, catastrophism
			\| published = 1993 (3rd ed.; 1st ed. 1973)
	\| publisher = [[John Wiley & Sons]]		\| publisher = [[John Wiley & Sons]]
	\| pages = 166		\| pages = 166
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	~~A textbook on~~ the ~~general pattern~~ of Earth history ~~which attempts~~ to stimulate thought and debate ~~in students concerned with the subject of~~ geology as a ~~uniform~~ science rather than as a ~~group~~ of ~~separated specialities~~.		'''''The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record''''' is a book by the British geologist [[Derek Victor Ager]], first published in 1973 (Macmillan) with later editions through John Wiley (3rd edition, 1993).

			==Overview==

			The book is a lively, non-technical account of Earth history as recorded in the rocks, intended to stimulate thought and debate about geology as a unified science. Its central theme is what Ager called the "catastrophic" nature of much of the stratigraphical record: that sedimentation has often been rapid and episodic, with the rock record dominated by gaps rather than by continuous deposition. He famously summarized the history of any one place as "long periods of boredom separated by short periods of terror." Although Ager firmly regarded himself as an evolutionist and a (broadly) uniformitarian geologist, his emphasis on rare, high-energy events has often been cited by catastrophists.

			==About the author==

			Derek Victor Ager (1923–1992) was an English geologist and palaeontologist, professor at University College Swansea and a President of the Geologists' Association. He was known both for technical work in stratigraphy and palaeontology and for accessible, provocative writing; his later book ''The New Catastrophism'' (1993) developed the same themes.

			==Publication details==

			* '''Author:''' [[Derek Victor Ager]]
			* '''Publisher:''' [[John Wiley & Sons]] (3rd edition; originally Macmillan, 1973)
			* '''Published:''' 1993
			* '''Pages:''' 166
			* '''ISBN:''' 0471938084

	==Links to Purchase Book==		==Links to Purchase Book==

	* [~~[http~~://www.amazon.com/Nature-Stratigraphical-Record-Derek-~~Victor~~/dp/0471938084~~/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319912253&sr=8-1~~ The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record ]][[Category:Book\|nature stratigraphical record]]		* [https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Stratigraphical-Record-Derek-Ager/dp/0471938084 The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record] (Amazon)

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	* [[http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Stratigraphical-Record-Derek-Victor/dp/0471938084/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319912253&sr=8-1 The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record ]][[Category:Book]]		* [[http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Stratigraphical-Record-Derek-Victor/dp/0471938084/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319912253&sr=8-1 The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record ]][[Category:Book\|nature stratigraphical record]]

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{{Infobox book
| name = The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record
| image = The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record 1539.jpg
| author = [[Derek Victor Ager]]
| published = 1993
| publisher = [[John Wiley & Sons]]
| pages = 166
| isbn = 0471938084
}}

A textbook on the general pattern of Earth history which attempts to stimulate thought and debate in students concerned with the subject of geology as a uniform science rather than as a group of separated specialities.

==Links to Purchase Book==

* [[http://www.amazon.com/Nature-Stratigraphical-Record-Derek-Victor/dp/0471938084/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319912253&sr=8-1 The Nature of the Stratigraphical Record ]][[Category:Book]]

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